outside of

out·side of

O o

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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [noun out-sahyd, -sahyd uhv, ov]
- /noun ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, -ˌsaɪd ʌv, ɒv/
- /ˌaʊtˈsaɪd əv/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [noun out-sahyd, -sahyd uhv, ov]
- /noun ˈaʊtˈsaɪd, -ˌsaɪd ʌv, ɒv/

Definitions of outside of words

noun outside of the outer side, surface, or part; exterior: The outside of the house needs painting. 1
noun outside of the external aspect or appearance. 1
noun outside of the space without or beyond an enclosure, institution, boundary, etc.: a prisoner about to resume life on the outside. 1
noun outside of a position away or farther away from the inside or center: The horse on the outside finished second. 1
noun outside of an outside passenger or place on a coach or other vehicle. 1
noun outside of Northern Canada and Alaska. (sometimes initial capital letter) the settled or more populous part of Canada or the U.S. 1

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Origin of outside of

First appearance:

before 1495

One of the 26% oldest English words

First recorded in 1495-1505; out- + side1

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Parts of speech for Outside of

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Outside of

outside of popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 97% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for outside of

adj outside of

apart from — You use apart from when you are making an exception to a general statement.
barring — You use barring to indicate that the person, thing, or event that you are mentioning is an exception to your statement.
but for — You use but for to introduce the only factor that causes a particular thing not to happen or not to be completely true.

prep outside of

besides — Besides something or beside something means in addition to it.
from — (used to specify a starting point in spatial movement): a train running west from Chicago.

adjective outside of

bar — A bar is a place where you can buy and drink alcoholic drinks.
discounting — Present participle of discount.
excepting — Except for; apart from.
excluding — Not taking someone or something into account; apart from; except.

preposition outside of

bating — except for; excluding
debarring — Present participle of debar.
except — Specify as not included in a category or group; exclude.
exempting — Present participle of exempt.
lacking — being without; not having; wanting; less: Lacking equipment, the laboratory couldn't undertake the research project.

All 15 Synonyms of outside of